MOGHERINI UNVEILS EUROPEAN DEFENCE ACTION PLAN

Sourced : EEAS The European Commission proposed the creation of a European Defence Fund and other actions to help Member States to boost research and spend more efficiently on joint defence capabilities, so to strengthen European citizens’ security and foster a competitive and innovative industrial base. The European Defence Action Plan is one of the… Continue reading MOGHERINI UNVEILS EUROPEAN DEFENCE ACTION PLAN

IRAN CONSIDERS NAVAL BASES IN YEMEN AND SYRIA

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the country’s chief of staff of the armed forces has said that Tehran is interested in setting up naval bases in both Syria and Yemen. The Saturday report by Tasnim quotes Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri as saying, “Maybe, at some point we will need bases on the… Continue reading IRAN CONSIDERS NAVAL BASES IN YEMEN AND SYRIA

RUSSIA’S BRAND NEW NUKE TRAIN TO BE UNDETECTABLE

A Russian-made intercontinental ballistic missile outfitted onto the advanced BzhRK Barguzin rail-based strategic missile complex has successfully passed a pop-up launch test for the first time. Defense analyst Victor Murakhovsky told Radio Sputnik that this unique system is virtually undetectable. Murakhovsky mentioned that some have referred to the new complex, which carries up to six… Continue reading RUSSIA’S BRAND NEW NUKE TRAIN TO BE UNDETECTABLE

TURKEY WILL DISPUTE ALL STIPULATIONS OF THE LAUSANNE TREATY

For one more time within a period of three months, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the Lauzanne Treaty and made it official: Ankara should renegotiate the Treaty of Lauzanne of 1923 that marked the boundaries of modern Turkey. According to the Turkish President, “The Lausanne Treaty is not an indisputable text, it is not… Continue reading TURKEY WILL DISPUTE ALL STIPULATIONS OF THE LAUSANNE TREATY

SYRIAN REGIME BOMBS EASTERN ALEPPO WHILE RUSSIA FOCUSES ITS BLOODY STRIKES ELSEWHERE

Sourced War is Boring By Tom Cooper Air strikes have resumed in war-torn eastern Aleppo. But exactly who is bombing who? Boosters of Russia and Syrian president Bashar Al Assad’s regime — and even Iranian news agencies — tend to attribute the majority of the air strikes to Russia. Western journalists, various NGOs and even diplomats make the same… Continue reading SYRIAN REGIME BOMBS EASTERN ALEPPO WHILE RUSSIA FOCUSES ITS BLOODY STRIKES ELSEWHERE

ROYAL NAVY PROTECTS SHIPPING IN MIDDLE EAST

Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring has protected merchant vessels and Royal Navy ships sailing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The Portsmouth-based warship has provided reassurance in the region, being equipped to tackle possible air and surface threats with her combination of surveillance radars and Sea Viper missiles. The advanced air destroyer also escorted the Navy’s… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY PROTECTS SHIPPING IN MIDDLE EAST

ARRESTING CABLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSE OF RUSSIAN MiG-29K CRASH

Sourced : Naval Today The recent crash of one of the four new Russian MiG-29K operating from the deck of the Russian Navy’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is being blamed on multiple events that combined to force a Russian pilot to eject from the fighter jet that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. According to… Continue reading ARRESTING CABLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSE OF RUSSIAN MiG-29K CRASH

VEHICULAR INTERCOM SYSTEM WiSPR COMMISSIONED IN GERMAN MLRS MARS II SYSTEM

The integration of the vehicular intercom system WiSPR in MARS II multiple launcher rocket system of the German Army was concluded with the successful completion of the final performance tests in Germany. WiSPR has once again been distinguished for its superiority in transmission quality and noise reduction in military platforms burdened with high vehicular noise.… Continue reading VEHICULAR INTERCOM SYSTEM WiSPR COMMISSIONED IN GERMAN MLRS MARS II SYSTEM

ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS

Sourced : The Telegraph By Ben Farmer Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. The Navy’s Harpoon missiles will retire from the fleet’s frigates and destroyers in 2018 without a replacement; while there will also be… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY TO LOSE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES IN 2018 AND BE LEFT ONLY WITH NAVAL GUNS

DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES

  Sourced : Navy Times By: David B. Larter Donald Trump has pledged that he’ll lead the biggest U.S. Navy build-up since the Reagan administration, but the details on what’s likely to be an expensive and potentially decades-long effort remain to be seen. Trump vowed to build the 350-ship fleet Republican defense hawks have long… Continue reading DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES